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. >> if you are mitt romney there is your right-hand guy who has been hammering obama all year suddenly looking like he is his best friend. you are are voicing it from the storm this cannot help mitt romney can it? >> no. >> and the cynic would say would did mitt romney do in the past weeks to piss off chris christie. he didn't have to go the extra ten miles that he went. >> he said the president went the extra mile. i think he is a straight guy. i think he aa straight talker. i think he means it. >> i think he is very sincere. this is his home town absolutely devastated. i think he has thought stop the election this is about this and the president is going the extra mile for me. >> i saw the press conference and he pointed out how after irene a year ac the hurricane he put forward a bill in the new jersey ledge literature to change a 100 year old law that when utilities are down they are fined $100 a day. he wanted that changed to $100,000 a day to tell the utilities to upgrade your infra structure and use your profits to do a better job and i thought wow he was saying that. >> i think
. >> if you are mitt romney there is your right-hand guy who has been hammering obama all year suddenly looking like he is his best friend. you are are voicing it from the storm this cannot help mitt romney can it? >> no. >> and the cynic would say would did mitt romney do in the past weeks to piss off chris christie. he didn't have to go the extra ten miles that he went. >> he said the president went the extra mile. i think he is a straight guy. i think he aa straight...
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president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. introducing the new 13-inch macbook pro, ♪ with the stunning retina display. ♪ for the pro in all of us. i honestly loved smok
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area most critical to president obama. he has to win the state of virginia, has to be a high turnout. when you call into the communities they think they'll get it fixed in time for tuesday but something to keep an eye on. >> john when you talked to the two campaigns, i know they don't want to talk about it this way but do either of them see this benefiting them, the end of the day, when push comes to shove? >> it's fascinating they give you the same answer and how rare is it the romney obama campaigns give you the same answer. they say we're not going to talk about that in any public way. privately they say they think it's a wash if the power comes back on. the obama campaign is worried about the early voting. the ads have not come down, the candidates have not been active in the effected states. so they're slugging it out on the air waves. privately both campaigns do think if there's any benefit it would be a slight benefit to the guy who is president of the united states. there have been no huge complaints about the fede
area most critical to president obama. he has to win the state of virginia, has to be a high turnout. when you call into the communities they think they'll get it fixed in time for tuesday but something to keep an eye on. >> john when you talked to the two campaigns, i know they don't want to talk about it this way but do either of them see this benefiting them, the end of the day, when push comes to shove? >> it's fascinating they give you the same answer and how rare is it the...
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president obama is due to be touring what you're looking at right now. he is set to go to atlantic city, as well. little less than an hour. going to be with chris christie the governor of that state. it is his final day in disaster mode. full-on disaster mode, in fact. canceled every campaign event and getting back to a form of campaigning tomorrow we are told. and as sandy moves away from new york, we're hearing some just truly amazing stories of the heroes who really put their lives at risk in this storm to help others. look at this little hero. drop the banner if we can. take a look at that little face. that's a survivor. little baby alice. hello, alice. little girl whose story is a spot of light. fully alert in a live tv interview just two days old and four weeks premature choosing to come in to the world just as new york was bracing for hurricane sandy. power went off. lights went out. less than 48 hours later alice and dad and her mom and the staff of the hospital were forced to evacuate using glo sticks. that's how they saw their way out. welcome
president obama is due to be touring what you're looking at right now. he is set to go to atlantic city, as well. little less than an hour. going to be with chris christie the governor of that state. it is his final day in disaster mode. full-on disaster mode, in fact. canceled every campaign event and getting back to a form of campaigning tomorrow we are told. and as sandy moves away from new york, we're hearing some just truly amazing stories of the heroes who really put their lives at risk...
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more on that from jessica yellin right now. >> crisis makes unexpected political bedfellows. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern for his compassion and concern for the people of our state. >> president obama returned the favor. >> he has put his heart and soul in to making sure the people of new jersey bounce back even stronger than before. >> reporter: obama and christie on the presidential helicopter to review the storm ravaged coast, touring a shelter for residents who lost everything. >> fema here right now. >> and walking in a neighborhood among the hardest hit. among the surprises, a president not known for displaying affection showed it this day. >> we will get you together. i promise you. promise. you are going to be okay. >> and governor christie, one of mitt romney's top campaign attack dogs. >> give you a plane ticket back to chicago you have earned. >> reporter: went out of his way to talk about his leadership credentials. >> he has sprung in to action immediately to help us getting those things in the car ride together. this is our sixth conversat
more on that from jessica yellin right now. >> crisis makes unexpected political bedfellows. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern for his compassion and concern for the people of our state. >> president obama returned the favor. >> he has put his heart and soul in to making sure the people of new jersey bounce back even stronger than before. >> reporter: obama and christie on the presidential helicopter to review the storm ravaged coast,...
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president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. the wheels of progress haven't been very active lately. but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolli
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. >> if you are mitt romney, there's your right hand guy. the guy who was the first to support you, who's been hammering obama on your behalf all year suddenly looking like his best friend. whichever you way you dress this up, this cannot help mitt romney, can it? >> no. the cynic would say, what did mitt romney do in the last couple of weeks to piss governor chris christie off? he didn't have to go the extra ten miles that he went. >> he says the president went the extra mile and his first responsible to the people of new jersey. knowing chris christie as i do, i think he is a straight guy. i like him very much. i think he is a straight talker. i think when he says it he means it. >> i thought he was sincere. >> i saw an interview with him last night, in his hometown devastated, places he grew up and i think he thought, this is not about this election and the president is going the extra mile for me. >> i saw the press conference he conducted and i was impressed with a couple of things he said. he pointed out how after irene a year ago, the
. >> if you are mitt romney, there's your right hand guy. the guy who was the first to support you, who's been hammering obama on your behalf all year suddenly looking like his best friend. whichever you way you dress this up, this cannot help mitt romney, can it? >> no. the cynic would say, what did mitt romney do in the last couple of weeks to piss governor chris christie off? he didn't have to go the extra ten miles that he went. >> he says the president went the extra mile...
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and i think obama has an edge in the polls in ohio. >> are you seeing any polls in the last 24 hours which suggest that the hurricane as a disaster, has had any impact yet? >> it's too early to say. a number of the more reputable pollsters suspended their polling. right now, i think we shouldn't make too much of noise. a lot of people are out of power, could have helpful effects, you can't reach people in new york city, for example, democrats and they wouldn't appear in the polls as much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> up next, where the superstorm is heading next. a massive amount of snow in west virginia. a storm chaser joins us with the latest. [ male announcer ] behold the joy, bliss and total delight that can only come from having someone else pay your mortgage for an entire year... this is what you'll experience if you win the quicken loans skip-a-year mortgage sweepstakes. up to five winners will get to skip a year of mortgage payments... courtesy of quicken loans. enter often at skipayear.com for more chances to experience...this... the skip-a-year mortgage sweepst
and i think obama has an edge in the polls in ohio. >> are you seeing any polls in the last 24 hours which suggest that the hurricane as a disaster, has had any impact yet? >> it's too early to say. a number of the more reputable pollsters suspended their polling. right now, i think we shouldn't make too much of noise. a lot of people are out of power, could have helpful effects, you can't reach people in new york city, for example, democrats and they wouldn't appear in the polls as...
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one side is always right, or everything is 50-50. and the real world exists on the margin where things are not 50-50 and not certain. i think if obama has an edge in the polls -- >> are you seeing anything in any polls in the last 24 hourksz has there been any in fact, which suggests that the hurricane as a disaster has any impact yet? >> it's too early to say because a number of the more reputable pollsters suspended their polling because of the hurricane. so we might learn a lot, say, on thursday and friday but for right now i think we shouldn't make too much of noise when -- by the way, a lot of people are out of power, too. so you could have some helpful effects but also you can't reach people in new york state, for example. they tend to be democrats, and they wouldn't appear in the polls as much. >> nate silver, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> coming up next, where the superstorm is heading next. it's already causing a massive amount of snow in west virginia. a storm chaser joins us live with the latest.ma ook pro, ♪ wi
one side is always right, or everything is 50-50. and the real world exists on the margin where things are not 50-50 and not certain. i think if obama has an edge in the polls -- >> are you seeing anything in any polls in the last 24 hourksz has there been any in fact, which suggests that the hurricane as a disaster has any impact yet? >> it's too early to say because a number of the more reputable pollsters suspended their polling because of the hurricane. so we might learn a lot,...
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if used right. but the politics of crisis are often complicated. example? one of the governors obama is talking to is one of romney's most influential supporters. he's now heaping praise on the president. >> i was on the phone at midnight again last night with the president personally. he has expedited the designation of new jersey as a major disaster area. the president has been outstanding in this. >> reporter: a cringe-worthy moment for team romney. later the outspoken new jersey governor, who's hosting the president wednesday to tour damage, said this about sandy's effect on the election. >> i don't give a damn about election day. it doesn't matter a lick to me at the moment. i've got much bigger fish to fry than that. so do people of the state of new jersey. >> reporter: christie wasn't the only gop governor in sandy's path to hear from obama. swing state governors of virginia and pennsylvania were also on a presidential call on tuesday. >> and dana joins me now. and as you said, dana, in your piece, the president will be with governor christie tomorro
if used right. but the politics of crisis are often complicated. example? one of the governors obama is talking to is one of romney's most influential supporters. he's now heaping praise on the president. >> i was on the phone at midnight again last night with the president personally. he has expedited the designation of new jersey as a major disaster area. the president has been outstanding in this. >> reporter: a cringe-worthy moment for team romney. later the outspoken new jersey...
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we are running a different type of operation. >> all right. we'll see if it pays off for either one of them. molly ball, thank you very much. good to have you on. >>> superstorm sandy came and went leaving a trail of flooded roads and damaged homes. one of the areas hit the hardest besides new york city is hoboken, new jersey. want you to take a look at the voted here. people -- we're about to see how they are managing their lives, trying to put their lives back together in a report up next. i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on
we are running a different type of operation. >> all right. we'll see if it pays off for either one of them. molly ball, thank you very much. good to have you on. >>> superstorm sandy came and went leaving a trail of flooded roads and damaged homes. one of the areas hit the hardest besides new york city is hoboken, new jersey. want you to take a look at the voted here. people -- we're about to see how they are managing their lives, trying to put their lives back together in a...
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right here in cuyahoga county. if they get a heavy turnout, democrats believe 65% of the votes, say, in cuyahoga, the president should wrap up the sate in his favor. mitt romney and his people looking in the rural areas of ohio. if you see, say, not a big turnout in the cities but a big turnout in the rural areas, then it could turn out to be a very good day for mitt romney. they'll be watching who's voting and what part of the state. brooke? >> martin savage for us in cleveland, hope you got quality time with mrs. savage, mama savage. we appreciate it. thank you. >>> all the talk of election day, want to take you straight to virginia just outside of richmond. mitt romney speaking. quickly before we'ves drop here, let's let you know there's a heckler chanting climate change caused sandy. they were taken out. now with that, here's mitt romney. >> america will come roaring back if we do what we have done from the very beginning of the country which is to unleash the freedom and the freedoms of the american people and
right here in cuyahoga county. if they get a heavy turnout, democrats believe 65% of the votes, say, in cuyahoga, the president should wrap up the sate in his favor. mitt romney and his people looking in the rural areas of ohio. if you see, say, not a big turnout in the cities but a big turnout in the rural areas, then it could turn out to be a very good day for mitt romney. they'll be watching who's voting and what part of the state. brooke? >> martin savage for us in cleveland, hope you...
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he has been praising president obama. something we typically don't hear. >> right. and governor christy is saying this is a bipartisan issue. this is not about politics. because take a look. we're here on a main street in atlantic city. several blocks from the waterfront of this bayside community and you can see a kayak was washed ashore because of the storm. and this is only a little bit of the damage we've been seeing. take a look at this. this is a small houseboat that was torn from the pier. you see the pilings it was attached to, and it was just swept into the middle of this intersection here on the street. and this is the type of damage and destruction, zoraida, that the president will see firsthand when he comes here later this afternoon to tour this damage. he will talk to first responders and victims of the storm, and he spent three days off the campaign trail, because of the storm, and now he has to walk a fine line of anything as president, to console families who have felt the impact of the storm, while making it not look like merely a photo-op. as you m
he has been praising president obama. something we typically don't hear. >> right. and governor christy is saying this is a bipartisan issue. this is not about politics. because take a look. we're here on a main street in atlantic city. several blocks from the waterfront of this bayside community and you can see a kayak was washed ashore because of the storm. and this is only a little bit of the damage we've been seeing. take a look at this. this is a small houseboat that was torn from...
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and i think he's doing the right thing by not criticizing president obama, by not criticizing chris christie for this unity, show of unity with president obama, and just sticking to campaigning. >> he has to watch one of his top supporters and surrogates, chris christie, gushing over the president. that can't be completely easy, richard. >> well, and you know, what you saw from both these men yesterday is that good government was good politics. it was good politics both for president obama and for governor christie. i mean, governor christie is governor in a state that's overwhelmingly democratic. to have him there with the democratic president, helping people, it worked for both of them. and as ana knows, politicians from both parties have a lot in common. i mean, these guys have a lot in common. they're both, you know, the president is head of the country. the governor is head of a big, important state. they have a lot in common. >> richard socarides, new yorker.com, former adviser to bill clinton, thanks for being here. ana navarro, next time, let's do it in person. thanks, guys. >>> 48 m
and i think he's doing the right thing by not criticizing president obama, by not criticizing chris christie for this unity, show of unity with president obama, and just sticking to campaigning. >> he has to watch one of his top supporters and surrogates, chris christie, gushing over the president. that can't be completely easy, richard. >> well, and you know, what you saw from both these men yesterday is that good government was good politics. it was good politics both for...
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rescuers right now going house to house. they are still freeing people who've been trapped for nearly two days. and very soon now we'll be bringing you in new video of president obama's dramatic helicopter tour of the devastation along the jersey shore. with the new jersey republican governor chris christie right at his side. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> there have been many, many major new developments all throughout the day. we want to bring you the latest developments right now. and we're going to begin with the big picture. the storm that started as hurricane sandy now being blamed for a total of 118 deaths. 68 of them in the caribbean and now 50 of them in the united states. the state with the highest death toll, new york state. 26 people in new york state have died. new york city struggling to try to get back to normal. as you see here, subway stations in lower manhattan, they are still totally flooded. they need to be drained. this is a dangerous situation developing. further upbound there is
rescuers right now going house to house. they are still freeing people who've been trapped for nearly two days. and very soon now we'll be bringing you in new video of president obama's dramatic helicopter tour of the devastation along the jersey shore. with the new jersey republican governor chris christie right at his side. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> there have been many, many major new developments all throughout the day. we want to bring you the...
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obama is promising a quick response from the federal government. he and new jersey governor chris christie toured some of the devastation sandy left behind. the president says his administration will not forget about the storm's victims. >> we're going to have a lot of work to do. i don't want anybody to feel that somehow this is all going to get cleaned up overnight. we want to make sure that people have realistic expectations. but what i can promise you is that the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials, and we will not quit until this is done. >> right now, fema has more than 2,000 workers on the ground in new jersey to help storm victims. >>> this morning we're getting a better perspective on how dangerous conditions were when sandy hit. take a look at some pretty dramatic video we got from the greenwich, connecticut, fire department. you can see three homes completely engulfed in flames in these pictures. firefighters say the wind, really strong winds kept them from battling that blaze mond
obama is promising a quick response from the federal government. he and new jersey governor chris christie toured some of the devastation sandy left behind. the president says his administration will not forget about the storm's victims. >> we're going to have a lot of work to do. i don't want anybody to feel that somehow this is all going to get cleaned up overnight. we want to make sure that people have realistic expectations. but what i can promise you is that the federal government...
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they protect against long passes against, that's right, the hail mary, something the obama campaign is trying to do here in wisconsin. >> i like that football metaphor. i don't usually follow them all that closely. but thank you, brianna. appreciate it. little bit of a rough morning. traffic was terrible for you. >> yes. >> plus that three person rule. >> we had to drive around brooklyn, pick up cnn employees to hit the carpool rule. >> what a mess. thank you for being here. >> thanks for tolerating my lateness. >> we had an empty chair in honor of you. >> today is the day. >> let's bring in senator robert m menendez. there was a tour with the president and chris christie, taking a look at some of the really hard-hit areas along the coast. the senator joins us this morning. thank you for being with us. we appreciate it. one of the spots that you toured along with governor christie, along with president obama. describe for me what you saw. that area really hard hit. >> yeah. it was really hard hit, soledad. it had all of these boats that had been wash add shore into people's homes, some
they protect against long passes against, that's right, the hail mary, something the obama campaign is trying to do here in wisconsin. >> i like that football metaphor. i don't usually follow them all that closely. but thank you, brianna. appreciate it. little bit of a rough morning. traffic was terrible for you. >> yes. >> plus that three person rule. >> we had to drive around brooklyn, pick up cnn employees to hit the carpool rule. >> what a mess. thank you for...
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and this is the kind of damage that president obama will see firsthand when he comes here later this afternoon. he will also talk to first responders here. and victims of this storm. as you mentioned, soledad, he will be joined by a republican mitt romney supporter, actually, governor chris christie. and the governor said this is not about politics. this is time to get new jersey back on its feet. six people died here. 2.6 million people lost power because of this storm. president obama took three days off of the campaign trail because of the storm, and now he really has to straddle that fine line of coming here to console families, to look at all this devastation, while trying not to make it look overtly like a photo-op. so certainly it will be interesting to hear what he has to say, and that image of him with republican governor chris christie later here this afternoon. soledad? >> i have to imagine both will say this is not the time for politics, this is a time for rescuing those who need to be rescued and rebuilding those who lost everything. thank you, sandra. we're going to be
and this is the kind of damage that president obama will see firsthand when he comes here later this afternoon. he will also talk to first responders here. and victims of this storm. as you mentioned, soledad, he will be joined by a republican mitt romney supporter, actually, governor chris christie. and the governor said this is not about politics. this is time to get new jersey back on its feet. six people died here. 2.6 million people lost power because of this storm. president obama took...
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what is your greatest concern right now? >> well, my greatest concern is getting some people who are still trapped like in hoboken out of their homes, the water putrid with gasoline and electrical wires and appreciate that we got the national guard there yesterday. and then getting power on, we still have close to 2 million people in the state without power. power makes a big difference in people's lives and working with utility companies to try to accelerate that process and ask the president to help us with the department of energy since they used some of their resources potentially to help us get more power back online. >> are you satisfied so far with the response you've seen and the federal and the state and the local level? >> i am. i mean, you know, look, i lived here my whole life in new jersey. i've never seen anything like this. and so i recognize the magnitude and so far, you know, we have a close cooperation with the governor, the president committed all the resources, signed the highest emergency declaration, un
what is your greatest concern right now? >> well, my greatest concern is getting some people who are still trapped like in hoboken out of their homes, the water putrid with gasoline and electrical wires and appreciate that we got the national guard there yesterday. and then getting power on, we still have close to 2 million people in the state without power. power makes a big difference in people's lives and working with utility companies to try to accelerate that process and ask the...
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that's also the title of a new ad that the obama campaign is releasing today, wolf. >> all right. we'll stay in close touch, jessica yellin out on the campaign trail covering the president in these final five days. governor romney's also back in full campaign mode. he's not pulling any punches. his new line of attack, jim acosta will have that next. dad vo: ok, time for bed, kiddo. lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> mitt romney is himself back in full campaign mode today in virginia. here's cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta. >> reporter: wolf, the truce is over. after dialing back his criticism of president obama in the immediate aftermath of superstorm sandy, mitt romney has shifted back into campaign mode. and the gop candidate has unleashed some new eye opening lines of attack. mitt romney turned battleground virginia into a battlefield ending a two-daybreak from the campaign's fireworks with some new verbal cannon shots aimed at winning the last
that's also the title of a new ad that the obama campaign is releasing today, wolf. >> all right. we'll stay in close touch, jessica yellin out on the campaign trail covering the president in these final five days. governor romney's also back in full campaign mode. he's not pulling any punches. his new line of attack, jim acosta will have that next. dad vo: ok, time for bed, kiddo. lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk...
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we'll be right back. ♪ melissa: all right we have breaking news right now. the new york city marathon is officially canceled. superstorm sandy wreaked destruction throughout the new york city area. all this time mayor bloomberg is insisting the marathon would go on as planned this sunday but now, the mayor confirms, the marathon will be canceled after all. he just did it. joining me now in a fox business exclusive is famed marathoner, bart yasso, the chief running officer with "runners world". give me reaction to this news? >> yeah, you know i'm shocked. when i came into the city, left my home in pennsylvania where we didn't have any power, when i got here, i listened to the mayor's press conference and he said the race was on and, you know, it wasn't going to affect, they weren't going to take any resource from people that need help devastated by sandy, so i supported his decision knowing that. melissa: he was on earlier today. he was on the air and he came out and at time it was 1:00 this afrnoon eastern time and he insisted that it was going to continue e
we'll be right back. ♪ melissa: all right we have breaking news right now. the new york city marathon is officially canceled. superstorm sandy wreaked destruction throughout the new york city area. all this time mayor bloomberg is insisting the marathon would go on as planned this sunday but now, the mayor confirms, the marathon will be canceled after all. he just did it. joining me now in a fox business exclusive is famed marathoner, bart yasso, the chief running officer with "runners...
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right now president obama will tour the damage in new jersey. the storm is to blame for at least 50 deaths, including one in anne arundel koicounty, one montgomery county. sandy is shaping up to be one of the costliest natural disasters in american history. it's estimated to be $20 billion in property damage and another $30 billion in lost business. >>> right now crews continue to work around the clock to restore power to thousands of residents. dominion virginia has more than 33,000 customers still in the dark. pepco is working to get the lights on for more than 1,500 customers. and bge has 24,000 customers in our region without power. more than 22,000 of them are in anne arundel county. >>> it is back to work and school for most folks in our area. the federal government and local jurisdictions are back up this morning, as are most public schools in the area. there are some exceptions to that, though. in virginia manassas park city schools are closed. there are two-hour delays in culpeper, frederick, fauquier, and shenandoah counties. buses are
right now president obama will tour the damage in new jersey. the storm is to blame for at least 50 deaths, including one in anne arundel koicounty, one montgomery county. sandy is shaping up to be one of the costliest natural disasters in american history. it's estimated to be $20 billion in property damage and another $30 billion in lost business. >>> right now crews continue to work around the clock to restore power to thousands of residents. dominion virginia has more than 33,000...
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mayor bloomberg endorsing president obama. let's take a look at the power mover of the hour. it's rimm. shares of the blackberry maker up 10% right now. not bad at all. up 14% over the past two days. let's give you that picture here. here's the prior day, so you can see a very nice move over just two days. rimm began testing its blackberry 10, wasn't that thing supposed to be out a long time ago? it is finally coming out. blackberry 10 this week saying we could expect to launch in the first quarter of 20 -- [inaudible]. let's send it over to nicole petallides at the new york stock exchange. nicole: second trading day of this week, first trading day of november. let's take a look at some industrial names, liz, as you talked about. snap on inc., also cooper industries, and illinois tool works. we are seeing these industrials getting a pop here. they are one of the group leaders here that we're seeing today. materials, information tech, industrials, financials, all doing well. as i noted, this is a broad-based rally. only one sector has been in the red. and that's utilities, so
mayor bloomberg endorsing president obama. let's take a look at the power mover of the hour. it's rimm. shares of the blackberry maker up 10% right now. not bad at all. up 14% over the past two days. let's give you that picture here. here's the prior day, so you can see a very nice move over just two days. rimm began testing its blackberry 10, wasn't that thing supposed to be out a long time ago? it is finally coming out. blackberry 10 this week saying we could expect to launch in the first...
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. >> reporter: diane, starting tomorrow morning, president obama will be chaining full-time, full steam ahead, going to wisconsin, colorado, nevada, three cities in ohio, and diane, that's just thursday and friday. >> all right, thank you, jake. >>> and what about governor romney? what does he plan to do as the race enters the final stretch? abc's jonathan karl tells us about that. >> reporter: mitt romney was back on the campaign trail again today in florida -- but with a twist. gone was any criticism of the president, replaced with talk of unity. >> look, we can't go on the road we are on. we can't change course in america if we keep on attacking each other. we have got to come together and get america on track again. >> reporter: recent polls in florida show the race here in a dead heat. romney's most prominent florida supporter told us it is hard to imagine him getting elected if he doesn't win here. >> i think it's very important to win and obviously difficult to come up with a formula for victory, i am sure there is one, but let's not even try. let's win florida. >> reporter: just
. >> reporter: diane, starting tomorrow morning, president obama will be chaining full-time, full steam ahead, going to wisconsin, colorado, nevada, three cities in ohio, and diane, that's just thursday and friday. >> all right, thank you, jake. >>> and what about governor romney? what does he plan to do as the race enters the final stretch? abc's jonathan karl tells us about that. >> reporter: mitt romney was back on the campaign trail again today in florida -- but...
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president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should
president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the...
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president barack obama on the campaign trail today. he's going to hold rallies in wisconsin, nevada and colorado. the president is trying to make up some of the appearances that he canceled during sandy. and meanwhile republican nominee mitt romney is going to be campaigning in virginia. >>> gnaw web site for job training, mayor stephanie rollins blake will launch --.com will also be on hand. this will take place at the east side traffic center, the career center there. >> so just $1.84 you're going to be able to get a gallon of gas and fill up your tank tank for less than normal. the price will be rolled back at one gas station for a limited time today. the group of americans for prosperity say they want to show how different things were four years ago before president obama took office. the rollback will take place from 4 until 6 this evening at the hess gas staying. >>> it's american indian heritage month and lieutenant governor anthony brown is presiding over a ceremony today. the festivities include traditional dancing, crafts and
president barack obama on the campaign trail today. he's going to hold rallies in wisconsin, nevada and colorado. the president is trying to make up some of the appearances that he canceled during sandy. and meanwhile republican nominee mitt romney is going to be campaigning in virginia. >>> gnaw web site for job training, mayor stephanie rollins blake will launch --.com will also be on hand. this will take place at the east side traffic center, the career center there. >> so...
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. >> all right, julia, we get that jobs number tomorrow. thanks so much. >>> we turn to presidential politics. with five days until election day, president obama heading back on the campaign trail after a three day hold on campaigning to keep an eye on hurricane sandy. he's making up for lost time hitting three swing states today and spending all day tomorrow in ohio. first stop this morning, wisconsin. the latest poll shows the president has a three point lead. that is within the margin of error. down from a six point edge a couple weeks ago. in new hampshire, mitt romney also in a statistical tie. a month ago before the debate, the president held a seven point lead in new hampshire. in iowa, the president leads mitt romney by six points, a drop slightly from his eight point lead earlier in october. the president surveying storm damage yesterday. mitt romney softened his attacks mentioning the president's name not a single time during three florida rallies. instead, mr. romney expressed the need for unity. >> we come together at times like
. >> all right, julia, we get that jobs number tomorrow. thanks so much. >>> we turn to presidential politics. with five days until election day, president obama heading back on the campaign trail after a three day hold on campaigning to keep an eye on hurricane sandy. he's making up for lost time hitting three swing states today and spending all day tomorrow in ohio. first stop this morning, wisconsin. the latest poll shows the president has a three point lead. that is within...
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. >> right out of a movie. >> reporter: in woodbridge, emergency officials say thousands of gallons of oil spewed from a refinery tank ruptured in the storm. yesterday, president obama promised federal help through the communities of new jersey. >> we go through tough times. but we bounce back. the reason we bounce back is because we look out for one another. and we don't leave anybody behind. >> reporter: getting back to life as usual is proving complicated throughout the region, creating long lines for food, especially gas. >> we are coming back. deaf fitly. without a doubt. we are coming back. all of us. together. >> reporter: across the northeast, communities refusing to quit until their lives are restored. millions of people are beginning a third day without power. for them, this recovery couldn't happen soon enough, especially those cut off from the jersey shore, unable to see how their homes faired in this storm. in toms river, new jersey, i'm danielle leigh. >> so many of you are asking how you can help during this crisis. one suggestion is if you can reach out to the red cross
. >> right out of a movie. >> reporter: in woodbridge, emergency officials say thousands of gallons of oil spewed from a refinery tank ruptured in the storm. yesterday, president obama promised federal help through the communities of new jersey. >> we go through tough times. but we bounce back. the reason we bounce back is because we look out for one another. and we don't leave anybody behind. >> reporter: getting back to life as usual is proving complicated throughout...
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obama with taking major steps treduce carbon consumption and noted not only president obama's position on climate change, but also on s woman's right to choose and marriage equality as evidence of a vision different from that of mitt romney. the news came as the president returned to the campaign trail, stopping first in green by, wisconn. he revived his own slogan of 2008 to question mitt romney's ideas. >> governor romney has been using a his talents as a salesman to dress up these very same poalcies that failed ourha country so badly, the very same policies we've been cleaning up after for the past four years. and he is offering them up change. ( laughter ) he's... he's saying he's the candidate of change. well, let me tell you, wisconsin, we know what change looks like. ( cheers and applause ) and what the governor's offering sure ain't change. >> woodruff: polls currently give the president a slight edge in wisconsin. but nationally, they are mostly dead even. romney spent his day in virginrga tied state, telling a crowd in roanoke, that the president is clueless when it comes to
obama with taking major steps treduce carbon consumption and noted not only president obama's position on climate change, but also on s woman's right to choose and marriage equality as evidence of a vision different from that of mitt romney. the news came as the president returned to the campaign trail, stopping first in green by, wisconn. he revived his own slogan of 2008 to question mitt romney's ideas. >> governor romney has been using a his talents as a salesman to dress up these very...
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people expect things to be done right away. i think the mayor is doing the best he can. i think the governor is. i think governor christie is and cuomo. >> think the victory lap that president obama took a couple days ago was really exaggerated. the fact is new york city is without bottled water. how come fema didn't pre-position bottled water. they don't have generators. what is this gasoline back-up. what do we have federal government for? if they can't get us gasoline for a hurricane predicted three or four days in advance. they have an election going on, people don't want to say that, but i think fe ma has dropped the ball, certainly maybe as big as katrina because they had more warning here and the situation isn't as big as katrina. >> neil: when you have so many immediate responses of fema, they are doing a great job. >> come on. >> rerealize it's not a great job. the media coverage which gives us a sense have fema past versus katrina, the immediate response then, not so good. we can leave the politics whether there is a double standard there? >> there is a double
people expect things to be done right away. i think the mayor is doing the best he can. i think the governor is. i think governor christie is and cuomo. >> think the victory lap that president obama took a couple days ago was really exaggerated. the fact is new york city is without bottled water. how come fema didn't pre-position bottled water. they don't have generators. what is this gasoline back-up. what do we have federal government for? if they can't get us gasoline for a hurricane...
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seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one pnecent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are comg ho. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy ay pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide whis is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. 6:40 now. sandy is technically no longer a the wind speeds ise died down but the storm packing a punch as it through york city. look of
seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one pnecent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are comg ho. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the...
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and i think obama has an edge in the polls in ohio. >> are you seeing any polls in the last 24 hours which suggest that the hurricane as a disaster, has had any impact yet? >> it's too early to say. a number of the more reputable pollsters suspended their polling. right now, i think we shouldn't make too much of noise. a lot of people are out of power, could have helpful effects, you can't reach people in new york city, for example, democrats and they wouldn't appear in the polls as much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> up next, where the superstorm is heading next. a massive amount of snow in west virginia. a storm chaser joins us with the latest. actually, they might not even be that interesting to them. but this is for them and their future. and that's why it's important. okay, i'm going to take that as a "thank you, you rock!" who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual has helped american businesses offer sound retirement plan solutions for generations. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i
and i think obama has an edge in the polls in ohio. >> are you seeing any polls in the last 24 hours which suggest that the hurricane as a disaster, has had any impact yet? >> it's too early to say. a number of the more reputable pollsters suspended their polling. right now, i think we shouldn't make too much of noise. a lot of people are out of power, could have helpful effects, you can't reach people in new york city, for example, democrats and they wouldn't appear in the polls as...